Who Believes in Health Care Myths?
New York Times, Sept. 1 — A new survey finds that whether someone believes controversial statements about the health care overhaul depends on that person’s political affiliation. The survey, conducted in mid-August for Indiana University, says that when looking at statements that the Obama administration says are myths, Republicans tend to believe the statements and Democrats tend to disbelieve them. Independents, however, could go either way, believing some and not believing others, so their responses seem to be good indications of where the administration has succeeded and where it has failed. Here are the statements that independents believed and disbelieved, with assessments of each statement provided in parentheses by Aaron Carroll, director of the university’s Center for Health Policy and Professionalism Research, which helped design the survey with the university’s Center for Bioethics. Full story. Ind. governor taking mayors on China, Japan trip Chicago Tribune, Aug. 31 — Ind
